Easy Baked Goat Cheese Appetizer

After obsessing over the perfect Thanksgiving menu, I hit send on the email — with the very important grocery list — to my father, only to realize I had forgotten one crucial item: the appetizer! I didn't want to serve something heavy or difficult to make, and I didn't have time to browse the Internet in search of inspiring hors d'oeuvres ideas.

Thus, I decided to make baked goat cheese. Quite possibly the world's simplest dish, baked goat cheese is just that, cheese that's cooked in an oven-safe dish. I served it with crostini, but feel free to offer your favorite cracker instead. To get the recipe (it's kind of silly calling it a recipe; it's that easy!), keep reading.

Baked Goat Cheese
From Martha Stewart

Ingredients

8 to 12 ounces marinated goat cheese or feta, broken into large chunks
2 to 3 teaspoons olive oil
4 to 5 sprigs fresh thyme
Sliced baguette or crackers, for serving

Directions

1. Place cheese in a small ovenproof dish, and bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.
2. Remove the dish from the oven, drizzle with olive oil, and garnish with fresh thyme (if desired). Serve with sliced baguette or crackers.

Serves 8.

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